and were forced to abandon the town , before rec ##ap ##turing it again . the 2nd division then took part in the second battle of bull ##ec ##our ##t , beginning on 3 may , and succeeded in taking sections of the hind ##enburg line and holding them until relieved by the 1st division . finally , on 7 may the 5th division relieved the 1st , remaining in the line until the battle ended in mid @ - @ may . combined these efforts cost 7 @ , @ 48 ##2 australian casualties . on 7 june 1917 , the ii anzac corps — along with two british corps — launched an operation in flanders to eliminate a sal ##ient south of y ##pres . the
and were forced to abandon the town, before recapturing it again. the 2nd division then took part in the second battle of bullecourt, beginning on 3 may, and succeeded in taking sections of the hindenburg line and holding them until relieved by the 1st division. finally, on 7 may the 5th division relieved the 1st, remaining in the line until the battle ended in mid @ - @ may. combined these efforts cost 7 @, @ 482 australian casualties. on 7 june 1917, the ii anzac corps — along with two british corps — launched an operation in flanders to eliminate a salient south of ypres. the